Cutting off the horns of sedated rhinos with a chainsaw has been viewed by wildlife conservationists in Africa for more than ...

Across South Africa, removing the the object of poachers’ desire reduced rhino deaths by 78 percent, while it raised the question: What is a rhino without its horns?

The group’s middleman and another Indonesian national accused of buying the rhino horns were nabbed a few months later in 2024. One of fewer than 70 Javan rhinos left in the wild — each precious as ...

According to the latest report, the CITES standing committee concluded that the Socialist Republic of Vietnam “remains one of the primary destination countries for illegal ivory and rhino horn ...

South African scientists have injected radioactive material into live rhino horns for the first time. While it may sound like something out of a sci-fi film, it's being done to make them easier to ...

The radioactive material would "render the horn useless... essentially poisonous for human consumption" added Nithaya Chetty, professor and dean of science at the same university. The dusty rhino ...

South African scientists on Tuesday injected radioactive material into live rhino horns to make them easier to detect at border posts in a pioneering project aimed at curbing poaching. The country ...

New research by Cincinnati Zoo scientists debunks the theory that rhino horns have medicinal value – information that may deter poachers or their customers. Researchers with the zoo's Lindner ...

Rhinos have long been hunted for their horns, which are highly valued in some cultures. The five surviving rhino species are still threatened by habitat loss and hunting. The study found that the ...

Rhinoceros horns ... of The Rhino Resource centre. They closely examined images of rhinos shot dead by hunters, including one showing former US President Theodore Roosevelt standing over a ...

standing over a black rhino he had just killed. The researchers also measured other rhino body parts so the horn length could be accurately measured in proportion to body size. The team considered ...

standing over a black rhino he had just killed. The researchers also measured other rhino body parts so the horn length could be accurately measured in proportion to body size. The team considered ...